Milton Hannaford proposes expansion

milton >> Hannaford Supermarkets has proposed an 8,000-square-foot expansion to its store on Trieble Avenue that would let the supermarket add a wide variety of new products, including hundreds of additional natural and organic items.

The company will submit plans for an expansion of the 36,400-square-foot store, a new pharmacy drive-through and increased parking. Hannaford owns the property on which the expansion would take place.

Wayne Howe, town building inspector, has met with Hannaford officials for a preliminary conceptual discussion. He said he sees no issues with the grocery store’s plans.

“It’s a well-designed and sound project,” he said.

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While Hannaford submits an application for site-plan review, the company must also file some particular paperwork. Because the building will be within Saratoga County Airport’s runway protection zone, Hannaford must give the Federal Aviation Administration notice of construction. Also, the proposed drive-through pharmacy requires a special permit.

Since the expansion will take up most of the parking on the side of the building, Hannaford will add 19 new spaces to its parking.

“Hannaford is committed to providing customers with the products they need, at low everyday prices,” Hannaford spokesman Eric Blom said. “This expansion will add 8,000 new items to the variety of fresh, frozen and packaged products offered in Milton.”

New features in the store will include a pharmacy consultation room, where customers can speak confidentially with a pharmacist or have a flu shot in private.

“Hannaford has been a great asset for our community,” Howe said.

The company hopes to begin construction during the first half of 2015, pending permitting for the project.